Blizzcon!
Blizzcon, Wheee! Just finished, didn't take a camera because I forgot (idiot!) so all I have is a bunch of blurry god-awful cellphone pics. Most notable is Will, but suffice to say I was there and it was a crazy-awesome blast. It had more than twice as much to do as last year, all three Blizzard games were playable there, and had about three times as much free swag as last year. Everyone's favorite were the light-up yo-yos from the Vasco authenticator booth, everyone was playing with them everywhere. There were three huuuge halls this year and they were chock-full of cool, high-intensity things to do and see. We watched a 3-D Figureprint being printed, checked out all the new games, watched tons of competitive pvp matches in action (surprisingly awesome - the knowledgable commentators really help you follow the action). Of course they had all sorts of art and figure kiosks to check out containing tons of concept art and actual production art used in the games.
Last year's con was a little dry on stuff to do and see, but this one was an overload. They really pulled out all the stops, and there was way too much to see in just two days. The closing ceremonies were in Hall C this time - they had to be, all 15,000 people were there. We watched Patton Oswalt, the guy who voiced Remy the Rat in Ratatouille - who, it turns out, is an extremely talented comedian with tons and tons of nerdish jokes. He was really really funny, and about a third of his jokes were pure improv, such as the blue giggling elf girl who will haunt his nightmares from now on, and the disapproving minnesotan who will be in his mind's eye at every audition forever after.
Then Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain took the stage, and they rocked hardcore, introducing a really good Death Knight song and a really silly song based on Diablo III's Diablo. Then Video Games Live took the stage, and we got to see a full live orchestra perform choice music from Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo, including the theme from Wrath of the Lich King performed live for the first time anywhere.
Last year's con was a little dry on stuff to do and see, but this one was an overload. They really pulled out all the stops, and there was way too much to see in just two days. The closing ceremonies were in Hall C this time - they had to be, all 15,000 people were there. We watched Patton Oswalt, the guy who voiced Remy the Rat in Ratatouille - who, it turns out, is an extremely talented comedian with tons and tons of nerdish jokes. He was really really funny, and about a third of his jokes were pure improv, such as the blue giggling elf girl who will haunt his nightmares from now on, and the disapproving minnesotan who will be in his mind's eye at every audition forever after.
Then Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain took the stage, and they rocked hardcore, introducing a really good Death Knight song and a really silly song based on Diablo III's Diablo. Then Video Games Live took the stage, and we got to see a full live orchestra perform choice music from Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo, including the theme from Wrath of the Lich King performed live for the first time anywhere.